Hepatic Steatosis and Thyroid Function Tests in Overweight and Obese Children
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Hepatic Steatosis and Thyroid Function Tests in Overweight and Obese Children
Objectives. Associations between thyroid function and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are unknown in childhood. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate in 402 consecutive overweight/obese children the association between thyroid function tests and hepatic steatosis as well as metabolic variables. Methods. Hepatic steatosis was diagnosed by ultrasound after exclusion of in...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1687-8337,1687-8345
DOI: 10.1155/2013/381014